Cellular / PCS Management (PDF)

Understand the basics of building and managing wireless communications systems with this totally comprehensive, one-of-a-kind guide. Cellular/PCS Management maneuvers you through every nook and cranny of PCS and cellular, covering every aspect of designing, building, and managing wireless communications systems and businesses. In this much-needed resource, author Paul Bedell, who has built out fixed, interconnection, and WAN networks for three major wireless carriers, leaves heavy-duty math to the engineers and tells you in plain English about the technical side of wireless. Step by step, Bedell shows you how to go about building and managing a wireless system. You'll be able how to: Acquire cell sites; Design fixed networks; Know the basic characteristics of antennas and towers; Interconnect to the Public Switched Telephone Network; Gain insight into Personal Communication Services (PCS); Understand and manage satellite PCS systems; Combat wireless fraud. Packed with self-tests and quizzes on every topic, Cellular/PCS Management is the perfect text for a first course in wireless management and an ideal tool for managers who want to expand their understanding of how wireless systems work, and how to make them work better, at a fraction of the cost.